No matter how much you write about a record, you can never quite fully encapsulate the feelings invoked by the music. Composer and multi-instrumentalist Leila Abdul-Rauf’s (Vastum, Ionophore, Cardinal Wyrm, Fyrhtu) words about her new album, Phantasiai, go some way to explaining why this might be. She writes, by way of explanation of the record’s concept:
Jarboe, or Jarboe La Salle Devereaux as she is known to her accountant, is also the other founding member of the legendary Swans. So, no pressure there, then. She’s also shockingly busy, with a looooong discography, and a new ambient/experimental rock album, Cut Of The Warrior (Translation Loss Records) out this month. But is it her swan song, or will it break this reviewer’s arm?Continue reading
Legendary chanteuse and artist Jarboe is releasing a new album next month, The Cut of the Warrior on December 14th via Translation Loss Records. Now listen to the stream the brand new track “Karuna’. Pre-orders are live at the links below. Continue reading
New York noise-rock band Fashion Week has announced their next album So Last Season, due out this March on their own label InDebth Recordings. Details belowContinue reading
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Josh Graham’s solo project IIVII (Red Sparrowes, Battle Of Mice, A Storm Of Light, Jarboe) is releasing their debut album in September via Consouling Sounds. The project focuses on sonically engulfing and moody soundscapes, layered with a science-fiction edge.